Governor Patrick signs legislation allowing for expansion of Boston Convention & Exhibition Center

Published on : Friday, August 1, 2014

MCCA-LOGO-300x243Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick signed legislation that authorizes the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) to move forward with an expansion of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) in the South Boston Waterfront that will allow Boston and Massachusetts to increase their market share in the $280 billion U.S. meeting and convention industry.

The new law authorizes a 1.3 million-square-foot-expansion of the BCEC, including substantial additions to the exhibit and meeting space, and a second, larger ballroom that will allow the MCCA to attract larger events and host multiple simultaneous events, which will significantly increase economic impact in the region while creating and sustaining thousands of new jobs. The expansion also includes a plan to create new public space that will contribute to the growing vitality of the South Boston Waterfront.

 

 

Funding for the $1 billion expansion will be supported by the existing Convention Center Fund, which was created in 1997 to pay for the construction and operations of the BCEC. The Convention Center Fund revenues consist of existing tourism-based fees and taxes, none of which will need to be increased to fund the expansion project. The legislation was co-sponsored by State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry and State Representative Nick Collins.

 
“The passing of the BCEC Expansion bill allows Boston to continue to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, while generating even more economic return for the Commonwealth,” said Governor Patrick. “More major meetings and conventions in Boston allows Massachusetts to shine on a global scale and creates opportunities for business growth not just at the convention center, but statewide.”

 

Source:-MCCA

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